01507nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653001000089653001100099653001100110653001200121653000900133653001600142653001600158653001700174100001200191700001100203700001400214700001200228245011300240300001000353490000700363050003200370520077700402022001401179       1982                            d  c1982 Oct10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aChild10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aRadiography10aTuberculosis1 aKumar B1 aKaur S1 aKataria S1 aRoy S N00aConcomitant occurrence of leprosy and tuberculosis--a clinical, bacteriological and radiological evaluation.  a671-60 v54  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>One hundred and seventeen consecutive patients of leprosy were bacteriologically and radiologically investigated for evidence of concomitant tuberculosis anywhere in the body. Out of the total, only 9 patients (7.7%) showed evidence of active tuberculosis bacteriologically and/or radiologically. Three patients had sputum positive for AFB, 2 out of these were radiologically negative while one had evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis. From 7 patients with radiological evidence of tuberculosis, tubercle bacilli could be grown in only one. Tuberculosis was found to occur throughout leprosy spectrum. It is important to recognise the presence of tuberculosis in leprosy patients so that proper therapeutic measures may be taken to avoid monotherapy of tuberculosis.</p>  a0024-1024